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enwebmaster@abajournal.comCopyright 20152015-03-03T22:15:00+00:00Court interpreter at Gitmo trial for accused 9/11 slayers worked at CIA ‘black site,’ defendants sayhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/courtroom_interpreter_at_gitmo_trial_for_accused_9_11_slayers_worked_for_ci/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/courtroom_interpreter_at_gitmo_trial_for_accused_9_11_slayers_worked_for_ci#When:22:20:00ZThe first hearing since August in a military case against five men accused of playing a role in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks came…]]>2015-02-09T22:20:00+00:001995-2004: A new millenniumhttp://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/1995_2004_a_new_millennium/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/1995_2004_a_new_millennium#When:10:55:00ZIt was to have been a decade defined by the promise of the new millennium, a seemingly magical moment that would sever us from the…]]>2015-01-01T10:55:00+00:00Senate torture report released; CIA lawyers mulled how to improve acceptance of harsh techniqueshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/senate_torture_report_released_cia_lawyers_mulled_how_to_improve_acceptance/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/senate_torture_report_released_cia_lawyers_mulled_how_to_improve_acceptance#When:17:14:00ZUpdated: The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has released a critical report on CIA interrogations on terrorism suspects that were so harsh that some of its…]]>2014-12-09T17:14:00+00:00Obama reportedly weighs executive action to bypass congressional obstacle and close Guantanamohttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/obama_reportedly_weighs_executive_action_to_bypass_congressional_obstacle_a/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/obama_reportedly_weighs_executive_action_to_bypass_congressional_obstacle_a#When:13:44:00ZPresident Barack Obama is said to be unwavering in his commitment to close the Guantanamo detention facility, so much so that the White House is…]]>2014-10-10T13:44:00+00:00Videos of forced feedings at Gitmo must be released, federal judge ruleshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/videos_of_forced_feedings_at_gitmo_must_be_released_federal_judge_rules/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/videos_of_forced_feedings_at_gitmo_must_be_released_federal_judge_rules#When:13:27:00ZA federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered the release of 28 videos showing a Guantanamo detainee’s forced feedings and removals from his cell.

U.S.…]]>

2014-10-06T13:27:00+00:00Defense lawyers can’t see secret order on secret motions in cases against alleged terrorist plottershttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/defense_lawyers_cant_see_secret_order_on_secret_motions_in_cases_against_al/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/defense_lawyers_cant_see_secret_order_on_secret_motions_in_cases_against_al#When:17:15:01ZA Guantanamo judge has issued a secret order on two secret prosecution motions in the cases of detainees accused of plotting the USS Cole bombing…]]>2014-07-17T17:15:01+00:00White House says notice law didn’t apply in ‘unique circumstances’ of detainee swaphttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/white_house_says_notice_law_didnt_apply_in_unique_circumstances_of_detainee/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/white_house_says_notice_law_didnt_apply_in_unique_circumstances_of_detainee#When:17:10:31ZThe White House is offering an explanation for President Obama’s decision to authorize a detainee swap freeing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl without notice to Congress.

A…]]>

2014-06-04T17:10:31+00:00Report: Secret order by military judge requires CIA to reveal ‘black site’ info in USS Cole casehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/report_secret_order_by_military_judge_requires_cia_to_reveal_black_site_inf/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/report_secret_order_by_military_judge_requires_cia_to_reveal_black_site_inf#When:21:25:53ZA secret order filed under seal by a military judge in the USS Cole bombing case orders the Central Intelligence Agency to reveal to the…]]>2014-04-17T21:25:53+00:00Secret Gitmo camp violates Geneva Conventions, lawyer says after visithttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/secret_gitmo_camp_violates_geneva_conventions_lawyer_says_after_visit/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/secret_gitmo_camp_violates_geneva_conventions_lawyer_says_after_visit#When:23:39:52ZA defense lawyer allowed access to a secret camp that is part of the Guantanamo Bay prison has said he plans to challenge the conditions…]]>2013-08-19T23:39:52+00:00What Gitmo detainees are reading: John Grisham books allowed after ‘misunderstanding’http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/what_gitmo_detainees_are_reading_john_grisham_books_allowed_after_misunders/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/what_gitmo_detainees_are_reading_john_grisham_books_allowed_after_misunders#When:16:15:08ZTwo books by John Grisham—The King of Torts and The Innocent Man—are no longer off limits to a Guantanamo detainee.

The Wall Street Journal

2013-08-15T16:15:08+00:00John Grisham backs release of one of his fans, a Gitmo detaineehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/john_grisham_backs_release_of_one_of_his_fans_a_gitmo_detainee/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/john_grisham_backs_release_of_one_of_his_fans_a_gitmo_detainee#When:17:48:55ZNabil Hadjarab likes John Grisham’s books, but he isn’t allowed to read some of them because of their “impermissible content,” according to the author.

Hadjarab…]]>

2013-08-12T17:48:55+00:00Pentagon will hold parole-type hearings for Gitmo detaineeshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/pentagon_will_hold_parole-type_hearings_for_gitmo_detainees/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/pentagon_will_hold_parole-type_hearings_for_gitmo_detainees#When:18:49:26ZThe Pentagon is preparing to hold parole-board-style hearings for 71 Guantanamo detainees, two years after President Obama first ordered the reviews.

Retired Rear Adm. Norton…]]>

2013-07-22T18:49:26+00:00Obama is using drone strikes to replace Gitmo detentions, says ex-Bush administration lawyerhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/obama_is_using_drone_strikes_to_replace_gitmo_detentions_says_ex-bush_admin/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/obama_is_using_drone_strikes_to_replace_gitmo_detentions_says_ex-bush_admin#When:16:00:53ZA former Bush administration lawyer claims President Barack Obama is relying on drone strikes to kill terrorists because he doesn’t want to capture them and…]]>2013-05-06T16:00:53+00:004 GOP lawmakers push for Boston bombing suspect to be declared an enemy combatanthttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/4_gop_lamakers_push_for_boston_bombing_suspect_to_be_declared_an_enemy_comb/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/4_gop_lamakers_push_for_boston_bombing_suspect_to_be_declared_an_enemy_comb#When:15:49:06ZFour Republican lawmakers have urged President Obama to declare the captured Boston Marathon bombing suspect an enemy combatant…]]>2013-04-22T15:49:06+00:00US tortured after 9/11, says independent Constitution Project panel reporthttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/us_tortured_after_9_11_says_independent_constitution_project_panel_report/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/us_tortured_after_9_11_says_independent_constitution_project_panel_report#When:22:10:21ZIn the most ambitious effort so far by an independent, bipartisan group to assess American detention and interrogation programs after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a…]]>2013-04-17T22:10:21+00:00After Pentagon computer security issues, defense lawyers ordered not to email or draft docs onlinehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/gitmo_defense_lawyers_lose_docs_on_pentagon_computers/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/gitmo_defense_lawyers_lose_docs_on_pentagon_computers#When:01:00:38ZAfter the disappearance of multiple documents and intrusions into the Pentagon computer system used by lawyers representing terrorism defendants, both military and civilian attorneys have…]]>2013-04-12T01:00:38+00:00Meet the man who would save Guantanamohttp://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_man_who_would_save_guantanamo/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_man_who_would_save_guantanamo#When:17:20:24ZIn their earlier iterations, one chief and several prosecutors have resigned or sought reassignment, some blaming unethical pressures from both military and civilian higher-ups. Martins…]]>2013-03-01T17:20:24+00:00Defense lawyers say they think US may be eavesdropping on client talks in Gitmo terror caseshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/defense_lawyers_say_they_still_think_us_may_be_eavesdropping_on_talks_gitmo/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/defense_lawyers_say_they_still_think_us_may_be_eavesdropping_on_talks_gitmo#When:18:27:01ZProsecutors say the government is not electronically eavesdropping on conversations between defense lawyers and their clients in ongoing terrorism cases being heard in a military…]]>2013-02-11T18:27:01+00:00A Gitmo mystery: Who cut the video feed for reporters?http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/a_gitmo_mystery_who_cut_the_video_feed_for_reporters/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/a_gitmo_mystery_who_cut_the_video_feed_for_reporters#When:20:14:20ZA video feed for reporters and the public observing a pretrial hearing at Guantanamo Bay was abruptly and mysteriously interrupted on Monday.

The judge overseeing…]]>

2013-01-29T20:14:20+00:00Ex-Navy Lawyer Is Disbarred for Sending Secret Names of Gitmo Detainees to Legal Grouphttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ex-navy_lawyer_is_disbarred_for_sending_secret_names_of_gitmo_detainees_to_/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ex-navy_lawyer_is_disbarred_for_sending_secret_names_of_gitmo_detainees_to_#When:18:15:23ZThe Kansas Supreme Court has disbarred a former Navy lawyer who mailed a classified list of Guantanamo detainees to the Center for Constitutional Rights.

A…]]>

2012-11-26T18:15:23+00:00Ad Attacks Michigan Supreme Court Candidate for Helping ‘Free a Terrorist’http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ad_attacks_michigan_supreme_court_candidate_for_helping_free_a_terrorist/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ad_attacks_michigan_supreme_court_candidate_for_helping_free_a_terrorist#When:17:00:36ZA political ad sponsored by a group called the Judicial Crisis Network is criticizing a candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court with an allegation that…]]>2012-11-05T17:00:36+00:00Ex-Navy Lawyer Who Gave Detainee Names to Legal Group Fights for His Law Licensehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ex-navy_lawyer_who_gave_detainee_names_to_legal_group_fights_for_his_law_li/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ex-navy_lawyer_who_gave_detainee_names_to_legal_group_fights_for_his_law_li#When:18:20:07ZA former Navy lawyer who mailed a classified list of Guantanamo detainees to the Center for Constitutional Rights is fighting for his law license.

The…]]>

2012-10-25T18:20:07+00:00Lawyers for Accused Sept. 11 Mastermind Say Their Gitmo Offices Are a Health Hazardhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_for_accused_sept._11_mastermind_say_their_gitmo_offices_are_a_healt/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_for_accused_sept._11_mastermind_say_their_gitmo_offices_are_a_healt#When:17:01:25ZLawyers for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed say they haven’t been able to work in their assigned offices because of the rats, rat…]]>2012-10-04T17:01:25+00:00Lawyer: Ex-Gitmo Detainee Khadr Wants to Be Contributing Member of Societyhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_ex-gitmo_detaine_khadr_wants_to_be_contributing_member_of_society/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_ex-gitmo_detaine_khadr_wants_to_be_contributing_member_of_society#When:19:18:25ZA Canadian youth who was the youngest detainee at Guantanamo is eager to be a normal, contributing member of society, according to his lawyer.

Omar…]]>

2012-10-01T19:18:25+00:00As DC Circuit Weighs the Future of Guantanamo Inmates, Some Say Judicial Review Can Harm Militaryhttp://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/detention_dilemma_as_d.c._circuit_considers_guantanamo_inmates_can_judicial/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/detention_dilemma_as_d.c._circuit_considers_guantanamo_inmates_can_judicial#When:15:10:41ZFederal appeals Judge A. Raymond Randolph is an admirer of the 18th century English critic Samuel Johnson. But it was Nick Carraway, the narrator of…]]>2012-10-01T15:10:41+00:00